What We Are Working on
- News website: The News website will soft launch later in June. The website was previewed during the All Communicators meeting. The website will have a feedback form, and we’d appreciate feedback on the new site. The website should be officially launched in August or September.
- News Feed block bug: Dan is working on a solution. Honestly, the plugin should have worked the way it did from the beginning.
Upcoming Open Labs
New at Digital Accessibility
Resources
- Digital Accessibility for All: Making Audio Descriptions Ridiculously Good Looking
- Audio Description for Video
- Does This Video Need Audio Description?
- Writing Audio Descriptions
- Creating Accessible PDF Forms
- Steps for Converting a Microsoft Word File to PDF to Include the Tag Structure
- Accessibility fundamentals
- A glossary of web accessibility terms
- Color accessibility: tools and resources to help you design inclusive products
Upcoming Events
- PDF Accessibility Basics: How to Test for Accessibility with JAWS (Part 2)
Time: June 10 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am - Creating Accessible Digital Content and Presentations (Part 2)
Time: June 16 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am - PDF Accessibility Basics – Field Types and Tooltips (Part 3)
Time: June 24 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Note About Trainings
These trainings from around the web may be of interest. These trainings are free unless noted. See the event’s information page for details on registration, changes, or cancellation.
Glitch List
Submit a web support ticket to Report a Bug/Issue if you find a glitch.
Resources
- WCAG in Plain English: Each WCAG guideline has a beginner-friendly guide. Add this information as supplemental information to the WAVE information provided for each icon in the Reference tab.
- NFB sues DOJ and HHS over deadline extensions: What it means for your ADA Title II and Section 504 compliance program: The deadline extensions issued by DOJ and HHS for Title II and Section 504 are being challenged in federal court by a plaintiff with strong standing and serious legal arguments. Regardless of the outcome, the underlying obligation—to make your digital experiences accessible to people with disabilities—has not changed and will not change.
- How To Prepare for New Digital Accessibility Standards: Steps to meet our digital accessibility requirements.
- Implementation Toolkit: Accessibility Inventory Workbook (Excel) (Baseline Assessment tab): Designed for all digital content, not just websites.
- Glossary Term: Digital Content and Technology: Digital content is any content that is in an electronic digital format.